yard work

noun

: the work of maintaining or cultivating the yard or lawn of a home

I'd hate to get embroiled in mowing and have it start pouring. … There is other yard work I could do that wouldn't take so long. … I could go out and trim around the shrubs and trees.

—Bob Grady

Katie Pagan, the senior class sponsor, said the students partnered with a local church to receive a list of residents who needed assistance with yard work. "They did leaf raking on Election Day," Pagan said.

—Karah Wilson

My parents gave me a typical allowance for school clothes, which I supplemented with mowing lawns and yard work …

—Chris Goddard

Examples of yard work in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vigorous-intensity activity included running, swimming laps, heavy yard work, singles tennis and jumping rope. —American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025

On top of having a job, some victims were reportedly forced to perform housework and yard work. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025

Cheery and cute the gloves are designed for lighter yard work (calling all patio gardeners) and would make a perfect gardening gift for the green thumb in your life. —Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025

Do not wear flip-flops or other unsupportive footwear when walking long distances, doing yard work, or playing sports. —Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yard work

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork